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Seeing Something in Everything

What's the best way to prepare yourself for once-in-a-lifetime photography opportunities? Practice, practice, practice. And what’s the best way to get the most practice? To see something in everything. The process of creating an image you love starts long before you pick up your camera; there’s an “inner game” to play and an openness to cultivate. We’re going to explore what it means to create location-agnostic, personally meaningful images wherever you happen to be. Using intimate landscapes and abstract examples, we’ll look at how to move through blocks that prevent us from seeing the full potential in everything around us. You’ll come away inspired by ideas and techniques to creatively capture both the everyday and the epic.

Creating Personally Iconic Imagery (Epic Location Not Required)

There's a drive nature photographers share to seek out and capture the iconic landmarks and vistas. After all, those scenes are likely part of what drew us to landscape photography in the first place. But as popular locations become more crowded and vulnerable, we're challenged to temper that drive and seek out new horizons. Instead of relying on photographing iconic locations, what if we focused on creating more personally iconic images? We'll turn a few definitions on their head and look at how to release "epic location FOMO" in service to creating a body of work that reflects your distinct vision.

Meet Beth Buelow

Beth is a Michigan-based artist, coach, and educator specializing in abstract and minimalist photography. Beth's creative philosophy is simple: If you’re not amazed, you’re not paying attention.

Her work doesn’t fit into one genre or subject, as she aims to reflect the incredible world around us. Inspired by Walt Whitman’s words, "I am large, I contain multitudes," Beth's photography explores themes of calm, order, mystery, balance, and experimentation. These elements may seem at odds, but they reflect the complexity of her creativity.